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Jan 7, 2020 at 20:15 UTCUpdated Jan 7, 2020 at 20:52 UTCSEC Chairman Jay Clayton image via CoinDesk archivesThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will continue its evaluation of cryptocurrency-based securities for U.S. retail investors.The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published its list of 2020 examination priorities, highlighting digital assets and service…

The Reserve Bank's assistant governor for financial systems, Michelle Bullock, said there is "a lot of fuss over bitcoin."Reserve Bank of Australia building.(Shutterstock)Feb 5, 2021 at 10:59 a.m. UTCAustralia’s Central Bank Says Bitcoin ‘Not Really Money,’ No Risk to Financial StabilityThe Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered somewhat dismissive comments on bitcoin at a meeting…

Jan 29, 2020 at 09:17 UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2020 at 09:37 UTCThe OneCoin cryptocurrency project – accused by authorities of being a Ponzi scheme – attempted to boost its fortunes by using "inauthentic" accounts to place favorable reviews on TrustPilot and Quora, according to new research.The Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), an entity under U.S.…

Sep 15, 2020 at 16:28 UTCBlockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s BTC Buy, Bitmain’s Power Struggle, Paxful’s GoodbyeMicroStrategy has put even more of its treasury into bitcoin, Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela and the Bitmain power struggle appears to have found a short-term solution.  Top shelfBitcoin buyMicroStrategy, a business intelligence company, told the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Overall usage of crypto mixer Tornado Cash dropped 90% following U.S. sanctions, a Wednesday report by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs shows.The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) blacklisted Tornado Cash in August 2022, alleging it was a key tool used by malicious actors to launder money. Tornado Cash allows crypto users

Mar 24, 2020 at 19:00 UTCCronyism, Zombie Companies and the True Cost of the Coronavirus, Feat. Morgan Creek’s Mark YuskoA wide ranging conversation with the founder of Morgan Creek about how we got to shutdowns, buybacks, bailouts and where we go from here.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern…

MARKETS Bitcoin’s 15-percent recovery from the 14-month low hit yesterday may have opened the doors for short-term price consolidation. The leading cryptocurrency by market value dropped through the support of the trendline connecting the August 2015 and August 2016 lows and fell to $3,474 yesterday – the lowest level since Sept. 17, 2017 (prices as…

The fund bets on 10 Ethereum-based protocols angling to shape the future of finance.Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan(CoinDesk archives, modified by CoinDesk)Feb 17, 2021 at 1:35 p.m. UTCBitwise Launches DeFi Crypto Index FundBitwise Asset Management on Wednesday launched a decentralized finance (DeFi) index fund, hoping to capture deep-pocketed investors’ bets on the corner of…

The MOODENG token, inspired by the Thai baby hippo Moo Deng, experienced a nearly 500% price increase in 24 hours. Vitalik Buterin mentioned the memecoin on his social media post and sold 10 billion MOODENG tokens for 308.69 ETH, donating the proceeds to charity. Buterin also said "... best thing for memecoins is if they